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2021-05-25 17 05 16 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New JerseyPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Woodbridge Township handbook

Living in Woodbridge Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call

Woodbridge Township spans 10 ZIP codes; 08830 holds the most residents (19%). Woodbridge Township has a train station, Avenel.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Woodbridge Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Woodbridge Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Woodbridge Township. Its homes paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of PSE&G’s home customers do, and PSE&G still delivers it.

Start or move service: pseg.com · (800) 436-7734

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Middlesex Water Company

Middlesex Water Company supplies almost all of Woodbridge Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Sayreville W Dept and New Jersey American Water as sellers) and serves 233,376 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.7 ppb. That’s lower than 60% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NJ1225001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Woodbridge Township

100% of 26,034 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
OptimumCable, Fiber74%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber70%980/880
AT&TFixed wireless66%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless41%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Woodbridge Township

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Woodbridge Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbtwp.woodbridge.nj.us
Drop-off center

Convenience & Recycling Center

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Sorted recycling

Separate your recyclables by material.

  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Plastic
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky items, appliances, and bulky rigid plastic (furniture, mattresses, carpeting, refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.) are handled by calling Recycling at 732-738-1311 ext. 3035

From twp.woodbridge.nj.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Woodbridge Township kids go to
K–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Woodbridge Township is in Woodbridge Township School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Woodbridge Township spans 10 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Woodbridge Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Woodbridge TownshipZIP’s residents in Woodbridge Township
08830Iselin, NJ19%100%
07095Woodbridge, NJ19%100%
07067Colonia, NJ18%100%
07001Avenel, NJ16%100%
08863Fords, NJ12%100%
07064Port Reading, NJ4%100%
08832Keasbey, NJ3%100%
07077Sewaren, NJ3%100%
08840Metuchen, NJ3%16%
08861Perth Amboy, NJ3%4%

A few homes fall in 07008, 08837.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Woodbridge Township

Who supplies Woodbridge Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Middlesex Water Company (EPA ID NJ1225001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Woodbridge Township?

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Woodbridge Township?

Xfinity, Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Woodbridge Township?

08830 (19%), 07095 (19%), 07067 (18%), 07001 (16%), 08863 (12%), 07064 (4%), 08832 (3%), 07077 (3%), 08840 (3%), 08861 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Woodbridge Township in?

Woodbridge Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Woodbridge Township?

In New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Middlesex County Clerk. Check your registration at voter.svrs.nj.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Woodbridge Township’s own website (twp.woodbridge.nj.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.